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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-07
COKTKAcT WORX.
Grading Delos Street

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works. !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 5, 1887. I
Sealed bids will be received by tine
Board of Public Works in and for the
nesOta, at their Office in said city. until
II m, on the nth day of October, A. D.
1887, for grading Delos street, from Da-
kOta avenue to the edge of the bluff, be-
tween Greenwood avenue and State
street. in said city, according to plans
and specifications ON file in the office
of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (2O) per cent.
OF the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN. President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
27S-2S9 Clerk Board of Puhlic Works
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Produce Exchange.

The trade in apples continues to improve
as the season advances and the quality of the
fruit improves. Cranberries are firm with a
good demand. In butter there is no material
change in prices. The market holds steady,
though not especially strong. Receipts are
rather free. Cheese is still quiet. The mar
ket is quiet and steady as to eggs, with firm
ness and with only moderate supply offer
ing. AS there is no marked Improvement in
receipts sellers find no trouble in obtaining
present quotations There is good inquiry
for birds of all kinds, and with more ducks
coming in trade is fairly active. Grapes are
in good supply, and prices have been al,
Vanced to 35c per basket Poultry is quiet.
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Tickets sleeping car accommodations and
all information can be secured ut
No. Is Nicollet House Block ana Union De-
pot Minneapolis.
No. 15g East Third street.
IT. W. TEAsDALF, Genl Passenger Agent.
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Chicago & st. Louis Elk
Des Moines Express.
Chicago Fast Exp :.
St.Louis Fast Express.
Des Moines Passenger.
Excelsior &Watertown
Excelsior Il Arlington
MankatO Express. 90. :.
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A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
n the Globe Building Company-Know all
persons do hereby associate themselves to-
gether for the purpose of becoming corpor-
alton under and pursuant to the provisions
OF title 2. chapter 81, of the General Statutes
of the state of Minnesota, and the amend
ments thereto, and to that end have adopted
and signed the following articles of incor-
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OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 3, 1887. {
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Railway and Mining Shares.
cHAS. r. DUNBAR g. CO.

INVESTMENT bRUkEIsS.
Bank and Land Corporation Stocks
bought and sold.
Dealers in Local Stocks generally.
Offices corner of Fourth and Robert
streets, st. Paul. MINI.
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THROUGH TRAINS
ToPrincipal Pointsin
Central and
Northern DAKOTA,
and Montana.

dJackons
Block: Union deppt Bridge sonarA
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on !gIehart aud Other
7rc Streets.
OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 5, 1887.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 5, 1887.
BIC
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesOta, at their Office in said city, until
IL m. on the 18th day of October, A. d.
1887, for the construction of a sewer on
lglehart street from Harrington avenue
to Western avenue, and from Mackubin
street to Dale street, and on Dale street
from lglehart street to Marshall avenue
in said city, together with the necessary
catch-basins and manholes, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
Office OF said Board.
A bond with at least two C2) sureties
in a sum of at least twenty (20) per cent.
of the gross amount bid, must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
2T9-2S9 Clerk Board of Public Works.
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steers, $2.75@5; stockers and feeders, $3.50
Texas steers, $o@2. rs; Indians, s2.5O@3.2 20;
Western rangers, weak, S2@3.85. Hogs
Receipts, 10000; shipments, 10000; mar
,ket steady; mixed, 81. 15Gl4.50; heavy, 81 25
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 1900
market steady; natives, S2.75Q4.2O; West
ern, S3.l5@3.60; Texans $2.40@3.5O;
lambs, 81 2C65.25
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FINCK & McCAULEY,

Commission Merchants and Lumber
mems Supplies.
Liberal advances made on consign-
ments of grain. 322 Sibley ST., st. Paul.
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SEVEN CORNERS BANK
Paid Up Capital, 100000.

R. NJ. Newport, President.
w. B. Evans, Cashier.
Michael Defel, Vice President
G. a. Hawks. Asst Cashier.
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p. m. by Marrett, Huffman & Co., Office 3o7
Jackson street.
CORN.
OATS.
uNION STocK YARDS

Receipts of hogs to-day, 24.oOO; official
yesterday, 30, S64; left over, 5000; light
hogs, S4.20@4.55; mixed packing, 81. 100
4.25; heavy shipping, $4.2O@4.65. Receipts
of cattle l | 900.
Receipts-Car Lots-Wheat, IS; corn,
800: oats, 161 rye, S: barley, 96.
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MICHAEL DORAN & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ST,
PAIL, MINI

Grain and provisions bought and sold for
cash or future delivery. Commission one
fifth. Orders for the purchase and sale of
stocks on any stock exchange in the country
promptly executed. We have the only direct
private wire from ST. Paul to Chicago and
New York
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THE SAYINGS BANK OF ST. Pam

RICE BLOCK, ;. W. Corner OF Filth
and Jackson Streets.
Five per cent. interest paid on time
deposits. Money loaned on improved
city property. Transacts a general
banking business. Capital, $4,000. Sur
plus and undivided profits, $50, 400. SO.
Open Saturdays from 8 to z p. m.
John S. Prince, President. Edward j.
Meier, Cashier.
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J.J. WATSON, BRO. G. HYNDMANN.
lis East Fourth Street,
REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE INVEST
MEH7S.
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY.
Liverpool Grain,

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 6.-Wheat firm: demand
good; holders offer sparingly; California
No. 1, IS edges I'd per GENITAL; red Western
spring, 6s Sd; red Western winter, 6s Sd.
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siA coGs DF OF NI HnSNErIH SIS.
On the 2Sth day of September, sS7, before
me personally came Lewis Baker, Thomas j.
Buxton, John C.. Oswald, A. T. Ankeny and
H. 7. Black, to me personally known to be
the persons described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument and they each ac-
knowledged that they executed the same as
their free act and deed.
Notarial
Seal. GEORGE T. HALBERT.
Notary Public, Hennepin county, Minnesota
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, SIS.
Office of Register of Deeds.
This is to certify that the within articles
were filed for record in this Office, on the 29th
day of September, A. ID. 1887, a. 4 o'clock p.
M, and were duly recorded in Book - of
-, page.
JOHN F. PETERSON.
Register of Deeds.
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r. M. NEWPORT & SON,
Investment Bankers.

1872, 153. 154 Drake Block. Loan Money
OH Improved Real Estate Security.
At q. 81. 2. ~ and 8 per cent.
On Shortest Notice for any amount.
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LIVE STOCK.
Minnesota Transfer

The market at Minnesota Transfer yester.
day was active. The arrivals consisted of
cars of cattle cars of hogs. There was
q fair demand for cattle, but the yards are
considerably over-stOcked. Hogs were
steady, cars being held over. Sales were
la
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LOCAL MARKETS.
ST. Paul.

The market on wheat was still dull yester-
day, though towards the close of the meet
ing more activity appeared. Prices were not
much lower, but all around there was no dis
position at all TO trade, and all the wheat
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MARRETT & HUFFMAN.

3UI JACKSON STREET,
GRAIN, PROVISION & STOCK BROKERS.
Direct private wire to all markets Promp
attention given to orders by mail or wire.
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A. B. ROBERTS Geo..
ST OK BROKERS',
Mining Stocks Speciality.
131 EAST FIFTH SRTEET. ST.. PAUL.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. Ga slightly firmer tone has
entered the market for New York exchange
To-day the quotation was soc discount, some
zoe higher than it ranged the greater part of
last week. Money rates, however, show no
change, current quotations being 5@06 per
cent on demand paper and COZ per cent. on
time. Clearings were S13 $4,000.
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GERMANIA BANK,

CAPI(AL, $780, 600.
Alex. Ramsey, Pres. Anthony Yoerg,
Jr., V. Pr. VIM. Bickel, Cashier. P
M. Kerst, Asst. Cashier.
Corner Fifth and Wabasha streets, oppo-
site POStOffice.
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Proposals for Wiring the Court
ec House and City Hall for
Electric Lights.

t.s COUNTY AULIToR's OFFICE. 4
nj ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 4, 1887 e ,
Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the County Auditor until Oct. g.,
1887, at o'clock p. m, for
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S. p. CLARK,
800 jackson Street. ST. Paul
APPLES, CRANBERRIEs, FRUITS,
BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK.

Cor. Third and Robert SITS.
cAPITIL, 100000.
WALL Err MANN, RICHARD E. SLOWER,
President. Cashier.
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-LEPROSY:

and consequently incurable. It IS impossible to
describe her sufrerings. Her body from the crown
OF her head to the soles of her feet was mass of
decay, masses Of flesh rotting off and leaving
great cavities. Her fingers festered and three or
four nails dropped off at one time, Her limbs
contracted cor by the fearful liberation, and for
weight was reduced from 125 to 60 lbs. Perhaps
some faint idea of her condition can be cleaned
from the fact that three pounds of Cosmoline or
ointment Were used per week in dressing her
sores Finally the physicians acknowledged
their defeat by this Black Wolf, and commended
the sufferer to her all-wise Creator.
ID her husband hearing WONDERFUL reports of the
to try it as last resort. She began its under
protest, but soon found that hersystem was being
relieved Of the poison, as the sores assumed red
ana healthy color, as though the blood was be.
coming pure and active. Mrs. Bailey continued
the S. s. until last February; every sore was
healed; she discarded chair and crutches, and
was for the first time in twelve years a well
woman. Her husband, Mr.. G. A. Bailey, is in
business at 171a Blackstone Street, Boston, aud
Will take pleasure in giving the details Of this
and Skin Diseases, mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer s. Atlanta Ga
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ST. PAULTRUST COMPANY,
Cor. Jackson and Fourth SITS.
Safe Deposit Vaults. s seo s3ss ss s5 con for
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct 6.-Cattle-Receipts, II 900
shipments, $500; market steady; good ma
tives stronger; fancy $5.1o@5 So; shipping
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H. w. DAVIS & CO.,
GRAIN, PROVISION
AND STOCK PDOKEDl

151 DRAKE BLOCK, ST. PAUL, MINI
so Third Street South, Minneapolis.
Hotel st. Louis, Duluth
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w. 3. STEPHENS &C GO.
STOCK BROKERS. Direct private wire to
all markets. Prompt attention given to orders
by mail or wire.
S3 East Fifth ST.. Room 1. st. Paul Mimi.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA. !

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
hereby certify that the within instrument
was filed for record in this Office on the 3Oth
O'Clock a. M, and was duly recordedin Book
Z of interpretations on page
II. MATTSON, Secretary of States;
274-2SO
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COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK.

l.-OUIIleI UI FUuTIH HIlu JdCKSON icCS.,
st. Paul, MINI.
PAi0 UP CAPITAL. 100000.
u Albert Scheffer, President.
II. ii. Kelly, First Vice President.
Chas. Kittelson, Second Vice Presid' mt.
Herman Scheffer. Cashier.
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OTHER MARKETS
Whisk.
Dry Goods.

CINCINNATI, Oct g. Whisky firm; sales
! ,464 bbls finished goods OH basis 1O5.
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Leave
DEPARTING TRAINS. Minneap'l

Milwaukee, Chicago
andLocal
La Crosse, Dubuque,
Sabula d Local.
Prairie du Chen.
Milwaukee d Chi
cago. 49,. ........
Calmar and Daven-
port ress.
Ortonvi4ie & Fargo
Express.
Milwaukee, Chicago
d Att. Elk.
Owatonna d. Way.
La Crosse & Way.
Milwaukee and Chi
cago Fast Line.
Aberdeen d Mitch
ell Express.
Austin, Dubuque &
Chicago Express.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-07

NEw YORK, Oct. 6.-With demand of
some unevennesss there was fair volume of
newbusiness in prints, dress goods, season.
able specialties and staple cottons consid-
erably increased by deliveries on old engage
mentS.
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BLACK v OLE S!

Or Black Leprosy, is disease which is con-
sidered incurable but it has yielded to the cura
tive properties of SwIFT's SPEcIF1c-now known
all over the world S. s. S. Mrs. Bailey, OF West
Somerville, Mass, near Boston, was attacked
several years ago with this hideous black erup-
ton, and was treated by the best medical talent,
who could only say that the disease was
species of
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ARRIVING TRAINS.

Chicago, Dubuque &
Austin Elk 800.
Davenport and Cal
mar Express.
Chicago and Mil
waukee Fast Line.
Mitchell and .Aber-
deem Expess.
Owatonna d Way.
Chicago and Mil
waukee Pac. Elk.
Fast Mail and La
Crosse. . .
Chicago, Milwaukee
ana Prairie du.
Chen ..... ........
Fargo & Ortonville
Express.
Dubuque. La Crosse
andLocal.
Milwaukee, Chicago
and Local
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Quotations of Stocks and Bonds.
New YORK. Oct. 6.-Bonds closed at the
following nricaS hid.
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Chicago Daily Quotations.
These quotations are furnished daily at 1
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BANK OF MINNESOTA,

Surplus 100000
VIM. Dawson, Pres. Robt. A. Smith, Y.
Pres. VIM. Dawson. Jr.. Cashier.
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r. M. NEWPORT G. SON,
Investment Bankers,

f52, f53 and f54 Drake Block, St. Paul.
MINI.
nrnd dc md
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A means daily, except Sunday. Cexcept
Monday d except Saturday.
Additional trains between st. Paul and
Minneapolis via "Short Line" leave both
cities hourly; for particulars see Short Line
time tables
ST. PAUL-George B. Clason, City Ticket
Agent. 1872 East Third street. Brown & Kne-
bel, Ticket Agents, Union Depot.
MINNEAPOLIS-W. B. Chandler City
Ticket Agent No. z, Nicollet House. A. b
fhamherlin Ticket Agent Denot.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-06-03
MOrtgage Sale.

w HEREAS, DEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE
w in the payment of the interest on the
money secured by mortgage Or trust deed dated
Walter A. Stowel and Mary F. stowelI, Of the
county of Emmons and territory of Dakota, to
r: d. Jacobs, trustee, and The American Mort
Lake and territory of Dakota, and which mort
gage or trust deed was recorded III the office of
the Register Of Deeds Of the county Of Emmons,
on page 251, on the 26th day of April iSS6,
at o'clock p M; and
Whereas, No action or proceedings at law or
otherwise have been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage or trust deed, or
Whereas, It was stipulated in said mortgage
or trust deed that, if default would be made in
the payment Of any portion of the principal or
interest promptly at. the time the same should
become due, or if default I've made in the pay
ment of the taxes assessed or to be assessed on
said premises before the same shall become de.
linquent, then the whole sum, both principal
and interest, at once become due.
Whereas, Default has been made in the pay
ment of fifteen dollars interest which became
due and payable on the LIST day of July, 1886;
Whereas, Default has been made in the pays
ment of the further sum Of fifteen dollars inter
est, which became due and payable on the LIST
day of January, 1887.
Whereas, Default has been made in the pay
ment of the taxes assessed on said real property,
! as agreed by the said nortgagor in said mort
Whereas, Default has been made in keeping
the buildings on said mortgaged premises in
snred, as stipulated in said mortgage; and
Whereas, The whole amount of principal and
interest has become due by reason of such de-
fault; and
Whereas, The amount claimed to be due upon
said mortgage, at the date of this notice. is the
sum OF four hundred and seventeen dollars and
ten cents (s417.1O), to-wit: $375.0 90 princi-
pal and S42. 10 interest ard fifty dollars attor-
ney's fees stipulated for in said mortgage or
trust deed.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and duly recorded as aforesaid, and in
pursuance of the statutes in such case made and
provided, the said mortgage or trust deed will be
fOreclosed by q sale of the mortgaged premises
therein described, at public auction, by the sher-
if of Emmons county to the highest and best
bidder, at the front door of the county building,
Emmons, and territory of Dakota, on the i1th
day of June, 1887, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
of that day The mortgaged premises are stu
ated in the county of Emmons, in the terri
tory of Dakota, and are describad as follows,
to-wit:
The south half Of the southeast quarter of Sec
ton thirty-two (32), and the south half of the
southwest quarter OF section thirty three (33),
township one hundred and twenty-nine 029j
pal meridian, and containing one hundred and
sixty acres, according to the United States Gov
ernment survey.
Dated at Madison, D. T., this 18th day Of
E. II. JACOBS, Trustee,
And the
AMERICAN MORTGAGE AND Morteasees'
INVESTMENT co,
f. L. soPER, Attorney for Mortgages.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-06-03
Estray Notice.

=
TAKE NOTICE, That on the 18th day of May
i 1877, I. the undersigned, took into my pos
session, which found trespassing upon my
premises, the northwest quarter Of section II,
township 1872, range 76, the following horses
herein described:
One bay gelding, white stripe in face, white
hind legs, weight about 1000 pounds, branded U
One bay geldine, white stripe in face, right
hind foot and left front foot white, weight about
], 100 pounds, branded with "shoe brand on left
shoulder,
One bay bay geldine, small star in forehead, weight
about 800 pounds, branded ID Oh left shoulder.
One bay gelding, small star in forehead, weight
about 7oo pounds, branded b on left shoulder
hind feet white, weight about 700 pounds, brand
ed on left shoulder and right hip.
All Of said horses quite wild. The owner Or
owners of said property may take the same, by
applying to me therefor, at my place Of residence
Sn: ": g. A.isa-7e), and paying to me the ex.
the time Of delivery to said owner or owners,
costs OF advertising, eto.
Dated at Wflliamsport, Dak., May %, 1887,
GEORGE w. WESCOTT, Omio, Oak.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-06-03
A MIDNIGHT ALARM.

= Mrs. Wash Hawkes. and Mrs. Waldroff
started Tuesday afternoon with pony
and buggy to make call on Mrs John
McTavish, about eight miles from town.
Returning. night overlook them, the trail
was lost, and it looked as though they'd
have TO camp on the prairie. Finally
they reached the Bringhurst place, where
Warren Worst was stopping, and he started
them in the direction of town. Then
they drove against and snearly over the
castle of The Judge. situate distance Of
numerous rods this side the Bring ghurst
plantation. The Judge was accused,
alarmed, and shouted Fire Robbers i
Murder r He mistook 'em for burglars.
cautiously raised the window, thrust out
hand about the size of ham. called for
the "chief of the robbers" and said,
"Dear. good Mr.. Burglar, please take
this watch, depart in peace, and let me
again into gentle slumber and happy
dreams subside." And echo from the
hills replied, "Subside p Then the ladies,
thinking they had come upon stray lu.
natic asylum, drove off in haste, just as
The Judge continued, Yes, kind SIT, dis
turb me not; let me sleep. Pm poor,
hard working farmer, and need all the
relaxation Of mind and body can get.
am weary; Oh. give me rest T. And the
saucy echo, not aware that 1t was monkey!
ing with one representing tho concentrated
majesty Of the law, answered, 't'Oh, givesus
a rest = The travellers reached home
long time after midnight; and next morn
Ing The Judge was telling party of .ad-
miring friends how. the night before, he
had. armed only with scoop shovel, de-
feated and driven off twenty masked rob-
bers presumably in buckramI.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-06-03

What with people passing through town
en- route to the scene of railroad building
operations, and with home seekers IN
their prairie.schooners, Williamsport has
presented lively appearance lately.
Yesterday there were more teams and
strangers in town than one would see IN a
month when the RECORD was launched
here in the summer of '84. Last evening
a procession of we'll to do settlers wended
its way slowly into town. With the party
was very prepossessing young lady. A
young man Of the burg, seeing her, at
once volunteered to do the interview act
for the RECORD. On leaving the youag
lady, and having partially composed him
self, he wrote as follows:
Westward the star of empire takes Its
course. Yesterday afternoon there passed
through Williamsport three families from
Lincoln county, Mimi, bound for Morton
and Stark counties, Oak. They had been
nearly three weeks on the journey They
had with them "a head Of cattle, head
of sheep, 4 teams and 8 colts. Had it not
been that Miss Mary Agton, the young
lady OF the party, has brother at Dick
inson, and some of the party have friends
at Sims, they doubtless would have be,
come settlers upon the pralries of EN-.
mons County. But they had their objec-
tive point in view, and all efforts to in
duce them to abandon the journey proved
fruitless. The families are Norwegian !;
but the young lady mentioned above ii
American-born and thoroughly imbued
with the true American spirit, and ex-
pressed in. unqualified terms her attach
She is educated only in the English Ian
guage, though able to speak the tongue
Of her mother. Taking with them our
best wishes, they pursued their journey.